Epeoloides pilosulus

Epeoloides pilosulus
Female (upper) and male (lower)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Epeoloides
Species:
E. pilosulus
Binomial name
Epeoloides pilosulus
(Cresson, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Nomada pilosula Cresson, 1878
  • Nomia compacta (Provancher, 1888)
  • Epeolus pilosulus (Provancher, 1888)
  • Viereckella ceanothina (Cockerell, 1907)
  • Epeoloides nearticus (Ducke, 1909)

Epeoloides pilosulus (also sometimes referred to as Epeoloides pilosula), or the macropis cuckoo bee, is a species of kleptoparasitic (cuckoo) bee within the family Apidae. They are found in moist habitats along swamps, streams, and ponds near the nest aggregations of their Macropis (oil-collecting bee) hosts. They are considered a very rare and possibly endangered species with sparse observations across the Central and Eastern United States and Canada.

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